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Matching Grants Research Program gives 60 USF students funding for advancements in many disciplines
The Florida High Tech Corridor Matching Grants Research Program allows selected researchers to extend the scope and boundaries of their projects through partnerships and funding, helping to advance important findings that the university is working toward (USF Oracle).
July 6, 2021Research, Student Research
Moffitt Cancer Center Awarded $10.2 Million Grant For Lung Cancer Research
The five-year grant from the National Cancer Institute will support the research of Moffitt’s Lung Cancer Metabolism Group, which is working on four projects to develop new therapies (WUSF).
USF researchers bid to get to bottom of student discipline disparities
USF Department of Education Professor Dr. Brenda Walker is the lead on the research study (Bay News 9).
July 2, 2021Research
USF marine scientists detect a record-high amount of Sargassum
USF marine scientists have used NASA satellite imagery to detect a Sargassum bloom in the Caribbean, central west Atlantic, and Gulf of Mexico that's nearly the same size as the record-breaking bloom discovered in 2018.
July 1, 2021Global Research, Research
By land or by sea, nursing school aims to make health care more accessible to seafarers
Port Tampa Bay and the University of South Florida College of Nursing have partnered on a project to bring a primary care clinic to the port — the first of its kind in the U.S. (Bay News 9).
July 1, 2021Health
Beyond coronavirus: the virus discoveries transforming biology
A new article in Nature puts a spotlight on USF College of Marine Science Professor Mya Breitbart’s exploration of the vast, hidden world of viruses and the heightened importance of studying viruses amid COVID-19.
USF mental health expert Kyaien Conner paves the way for combating racial disparities in health care
Kyaien Conner, behavioral sciences professor at USF and researcher of racial health disparities within the Black community, has faced the mistreatment of low-income minority women in Florida firsthand, inspiring her to help create legislation to help combat it (USF Oracle).
USF Zimmerman School students create COVID-19 vaccination campaign being implemented by professional business organization
The Manasota Black Chamber of Commerce (MBCC) is in the process of implementing a campaign created by students in the USF Zimmerman School of Advertising & Mass Communications that would assist in its efforts to encourage communities of color to get the COVID-19 vaccine (USF Newsfeed).
June 29, 2021Health, Student Research
National network to connect researchers and concerned citizens working to preserve historical Black cemeteries
USF researchers have launched the Black Cemetery Network, an interactive website that tracks African American burial grounds and cemeteries across the country, helping raise awareness about their history and to ensure what remains is preserved (USF Newsroom).
June 24, 2021Research
Florida High Tech Corridor Program Matches Emerging USF Talent, Startups & Industry
From autonomous vehicles to drug development to cybersecurity, USF researchers exploring new frontiers in these rapidly expanding fields are part of a larger mosaic of innovation that extends across the state through the Florida High Tech Corridor (Mirage News).
June 23, 2021Innovation, Research, Student Research
2020: a record-breaking year for the USF glider team
The gliders, which roamed the ocean 208 days last year, help improve our understanding of red tides, hurricanes, ocean currents, and fish (College of Marine Science).
June 22, 2021Research
Florida High Tech Corridor Program Matches Emerging USF Talent, Startups & Industry
USF Research & Innovation asked students who are part of the Florida High Tech Corridor's Matching Research Grants Projects to share their experiences. Here are their stories.
June 22, 2021Innovation, Research, Student Research
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